With American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, Pennsylvania is building lasting assets. Recovery Act awards are helping to pave roads and fix bridges, fund clean water projects, strengthen a public education system that continues to produce academic gains for students, and improve our state's environment and energy efficiency. The Recovery Act is also helping those most in need through extended unemployment benefits, food assistance and health care. In the process, Pennsylvania is creating tens of thousands of jobs. For more detailed information about projects in your county, follow the corresponding project link below. In instances where projects impact more than one county, the project and funding amount may appear in other county summaries. Many other projects in the county are funded by Recovery Act dollars distributed directly from federal agencies. Information on those projects is available at http://www.recovery.gov/.
Energy Efficency improvements to multiple municipal buildings in three municipalities in Pike County, PA. Municipal buildings owned and maintained by Lackawaxen, Shohola and Matamoras require the installation of new efficient lighting, additional insulation, select window and door replacements and the upgrade of inefficient heating and cooling systems. A 25kW solar panel array is proposed for the Matamoras Borough Fire/Maintenance Building as well. The provision of these energy efficiency improvements will greatly benefit these municipalities as they have minimal resources and escalating energy costs. Further, Shohola and Lackawaxen Townships will be severely impacted by PP&L rate caps that are set to expire on December 31, 2009. Matamoras Borough is in the Orange & Rockland/Pike County Light & Power service area and suffers from some of the highest electric service rates in the Commonwealth. The Pike County Board of Commissioners applaud and support these efforts.
The project provides financial assistance to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. Funds will be used for activities to address the jurisdiction’s homelessness needs such as: financial assistance with rental payments; security deposits; utility payments or deposits; arrearages; moving costs; and, motel/hotel vouchers.
Eight new drainage pipes, 1,264 square feet of rebar, mesh, plates, and shotcrete, 158 linear feet of extra shoulder build-up of shotcrete, and durable wearing course over approximately 2,300 feet of road surface.
Resurface State Route 390 from the Monroe County line north to State Route 507 in Greene, Palmyra, and Blooming Grove Townships
* Totals reflect only funding flowing through state agencies.
Direct Benefits to Families
How PA Benefits
People Helped in Pike County
Explanation of Benefits
Reporting as of
Food Assistance
4,982
The Recovery Act will help low income individuals and families with a 13.69% increase in the maximum Food Stamp (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP) benefit. It also suspends the 3 month limit on assistance for many unemployed childless adults.
March 2010
Health Insurance
6,896
Low income children and adults will continue to have access to health care through Medical Assistance.
March 2010
Health Insurance for Unemployed
2,700
The Recovery Act will help make health care available to individuals who are involuntarily separated from their jobs. A COBRA subsidy will pay 65 percent of the monthly premium for individuals earning less than $145,000 and couples earning less than $290,000.
March 2010
Taxpayer Relief
18,686
Individuals earning up to $75,000 will receive a $400 tax credit in 2009 and 2010. Married couples filing jointly and earning up to $150,000 will receive a $800 tax credit.
October 2009
Unemployment Compensation
1,200
The Recovery Act will help these Pennsylvanians with a $25 per week increase in unemployment benefits through the rest of the year. It also provides additional weeks of benefits.
March 2010
All numbers are estimates, and will fluctuate over time.
The Stimulus Oversight Commission reviews, monitors and advises PA’s plans for stimulus spending to assure that citizens get the best from the program. Learn more.
Hotline
Concerned about suspected illegal or irresponsible actions regarding Recovery spending? Call 877-888-7927. Learn more.
Do you want to view Recovery project contracts?
Contracts awarded for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds by state agencies are posted online through the Pennsylvania Treasury’s office. Search for ARRA contracts.
